Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Five FDNY firefighters were injured while battling a stubborn two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday evening.
Five firefighters hurt during two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday: FDNY
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Pedestrian stuck, killed while trying to cross the BQE in Woodside on Thursday night: NYPD
Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
A 33-year–old man was struck and killed while he tried to cross the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Woodside on Thursday night.
Gunman remains at large following mysterious shooting in front of Jamaica bodega: NYPD
Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Detectives from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still trying to piece together a motive behind a shooting in front of a corner bodega on Sutphin Boulevard late last month.
Con Edison initiative makes energy efficiency upgrades more affordable in southeast Queens
Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Con Edison is expanding its popular Small-Medium Business Neighborhood Program into southeast Queens with additional incentives and special offers that could cover up to the total cost of installing energy efficient upgrades for eligible customers.
‘No actions, no answers, nothing’: Union carpenters rally outside City Hall over Willets Point construction
Jul. 13, 2023 By John Schilling It was a sea of orange outside City Hall in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, July 13, as union carpenters and elected leaders gathered together to call out the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for breaking their promise to employ union workers in the construction of Willets Point….
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Community Board 5 split over recommendation to resist proposed Middle Village cannabis dispensary
Jul. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 members are evenly split regarding the board’s recommendation to oppose a proposed adult-use cannabis dispensary in Middle Village at a July 12 board meeting inside Christ the King High School. The board revisited the motion to challenge the proposed location of The Cannabis Place —…
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Far Rockaway man sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for gunning down father of three at Redfern Houses: DA
Jul. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry
Far Rockaway resident Jahvon Frazier was sentenced Thursday in Queens Supreme Court to 30 years to life in prison for killing a young father of three from the neighborhood in an unprovoked shooting in August 2020, as well as a previous assault.
Two Queens men sentenced for roles in 2020 armed robbery at Aqueduct Racetrack: Feds
Jul. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men were sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court for their roles in an armed heist at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park in 2020. Lamel Miller, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to nine years in prison following his conviction at trial…
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St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside celebrates fifth anniversary of its Locomotor Training Program
Jul. 13, 2023 By Ethan Marshall St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Locomotor Training Program on Wednesday, July 12. The program is meant to improve function and reduce limitations for children with spinal cord injuries or neurological diagnoses, helping them to sit, stand and walk again. The…
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‘She gave everything she had’: Arverne street co-naming honors late local leader
Jul. 13, 2023 By John Schilling Elected officials, community leaders and Far Rockaway locals gathered in front of The Child Center of NY’s Ocean Bay Community Cornerstone at 57-10 Beach Channel Drive in Arverne on Wednesday, July 12, for a street co-naming ceremony to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Deborah L. Hoyle. Remembered…
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